Quarantined folk of 11 longhouses get food donations
MUKAH: The Resident and District Office (Rando) Mukah Division on Wednesday (April 21) contributed over 100 food baskets to folk in 11 longhouses in Sungai Duan near here currently undergoing home quarantine. The longhouses are Rh Budin (six units), Rh Jiram (12), Rh Lindan (five), Rh Nyaun (one), Rh Migi (five), Rh Stevenson/Subing (14), Rh […]
Three new areas put under EMCO
KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in three new localities in the state. The areas are Rh Bajak, Ng Semawang in Julau from April 14 to 27; Rh Nanggai Sungai Stok in Sarikei from April 15 to 21; and Malaysian Police Training Centre (Pulapol) in Kuching from April 16 to 29. […]
48 longhouses still under EMCO
KUCHING: From a total of 407 longhouses in Sarawak being put under lockdown this year, only 48 are still under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this figure shows that the Covid-19 outbreak situation in rural areas is under control. “However, to make […]
Longhouses get upgraded road
BINTULU:The upgrading road project to Gajah and Latip longhouses in Balingian, Mukah has been completed. The project was carried out under the Kakus’s assemblyman Datuk John Sikie Tayai’s Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) 2020. According to Sikie who is also Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native Laws and Customs), the upgrading project costed RM200,000. […]
Longhouse residents told to stay indoor
BINTULU: Residents of longhouses under lockdown here have been warned against organising any form of social gatherings throughout the movement control order (MCO) period. Bintulu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) said they should adhere strictly to MCO standard operating procedures (SOPs). Bintulu Resident Jack Aman, who is also DDMC chairman, said the SOPs were meant […]
New Rh Gansa Daling ready by April
TATAU: More new longhouses will be built under the Kakus state assembly constituency’s Rural Transformation Programme (RTP). They include the new Rh Gansa Daling at Nanga Tau in Ulu Anap which is expected to be completed by April this year. Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) reported that Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Native […]
68 longhouses still under lockdown
KUCHING: A total of 68 longhouses are still under lockdown, said the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). In a statement today, it said 2,802 Covid-19 positive cases or 18.09 percent from the total number of cases reported were traced back to longhouses in the state. “From 32,380 individuals who went for Covid-19 screening, 2,082 cases […]
Two longhouses still under lockdown
MIRI: Two longhouses in Beluru are still under lockdown until March 7 while one oil palm estate in Niah is under lockdown from today until March 10, said Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. The longhouses are Rumah Pengabang and Rumah Matthew Tiri. Lee, who is also Transport Minister, added […]
RM24,000 MRP grants for longhouses
SIMANGGANG: Minor Rural Project (MRP) grants worth RM24,000 were presented to six village development and security committees (JKKKs) and Women bureaus here on Sunday (Feb 21). The recipients were the JKKK and Women Bureau of Rumah Mara, Gran C; Rumah John Elie, Kampung Sabu; and Rumah James Batang, Bakong Ulu, Tanjong Bijat, respectively. Each JKKK […]
98 longhouses still under movement restrictions
SIBU: Since January this year, 214 longhouses have been placed under movement control restrictions, Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas revealed. He said the restrictions on 116 longhouses have been lifted after results of the second Covid-19 tests came back negative. “The remaining 98 longhouses are still under movement control […]
